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| Mapping Southeast Asia’s vulnerability to climate change |
News 63 of 223
A new study from IDRC’s Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) identifies which regions of Southeast Asia are most vulnerable to climate change impacts.
The research, which covered 530 sub-national areas in seven countries, generated hazard maps for five climate-related risks – tropical cyclones, floods, landslides, droughts, and sea level rise. The project also considered the human and ecological sensitivity of an area, and the adaptive capacity of its population.
Southeast Asia is highly vulnerable to environmental changes – changes that could reverse decades of social and economic progress. EEPSEA expects the findings will help policymakers and donors effectively allocate resources for adaptation in ways that target the most vulnerable populations.
The study revealed that Jakarta, Indonesia is the region’s most vulnerable area. All of the Philippines, Kelantah and Sabah in Malaysia, Bangkok in Thailand, and Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta were also identified as being particularly vulnerable to climate change hazards.
View the maps (in English)
IDRC supports EEPSEA in collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency and the Swedish International Co-operation Agency.
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